Rename a symbol keyboard shortcut in 6 apps
Rename a symbol has a documented keyboard shortcut in 6 apps here, among them Android Studio, Eclipse IDE, IntelliJ IDEA, RStudio. The most common keys are Shift + F6 on Windows and Shift + F6 on a Mac.
Keys on this page were last checked against their sources on September 14, 2026.
| App | Windows | Mac | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Android Studio | Windows Shift + F6 | Mac Shift + F6 | Rename the element everywhere |
| Eclipse IDE | Windows Alt + Shift + R | Mac Not documented | Rename the element |
| IntelliJ IDEA | Windows Shift + F6 | Mac Shift + F6 | Rename the current symbol |
| RStudio | Windows Ctrl + Alt + Shift + M | Mac Cmd + Option + Shift + M | Rename a symbol in scope |
| Visual Studio Code | Windows F2 | Mac F2 | Rename the current symbol |
| Zed | Windows F2 | Mac F2 | Rename the symbol |
What most apps settled on for Rename a symbol
On Windows, Shift + F6 is the combination in 2 of the 6 apps here that document one. On a Mac, it is Shift + F6 in 2 of 5. 4 apps go their own way on Windows, and the table above is where to find them.
Where the table is deliberately empty
1 app here publishes no Mac key for Rename a symbol, so that cell is left blank. A blank there is a gap in that maker documentation for Rename a symbol, not an oversight here, and it is never filled by converting the other system.
If the keys for Rename a symbol do nothing
The 6 apps listed here each decide this for themselves, so the first thing to check is that you are reading the row for the app you are actually in, and the column for your system. After that, check the app version, since rename a symbol is the kind of command makers move between releases. Report a correction
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